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Brantford Food Bank Fundraiser
Sunday August 26 2012
Cost $10 plus 2 canned goods
Harmony Square (Outside) brantchess.ca
5 Rd Swiss (Not CFC Rated)
TC 25min + 5sec (30 min if digital clocks not available) Please bring sets and clocks (limited amounts available)
Registration 10 - 11 am
Rd 1 11 am
Contact Lee Hendon or Rob Gashgarian leehendon@rogers.com 519 304 3960 brantchess@primus.ca 519 751 4157
No Late Fees:) Prizes Trophies
Last edited by Lee Hendon; Monday, 13th August, 2012, 10:37 PM.
I'd like to add something to the mix... I'm offering a $50 prize to the person that donates the most items. If more than one player brings the same highest number, then they split the prize. Minimum of 10 items to qualify.
I'm also offering another $50 prize to the person who brings the largest number of different items. Minimum of 10 different items to qualify.
A player can qualify in both categories, but may only win one prize.
Let's fill those bins!!!!
Organizers: If you accept the above, I'll e-transfer $100 to you within the next day or two.
Last edited by Jordan S. Berson; Tuesday, 14th August, 2012, 06:35 AM.
No matter how big and bad you are, when a two-year-old hands you a toy phone, you answer it.
Anyone who reads this message and would like to create a charity tournament with proceeds going to a local food bank, please feel free to contact me via ChessTalk. I will do my best to make a similar challenge donation depending on my cash flow at that time.
No matter how big and bad you are, when a two-year-old hands you a toy phone, you answer it.
Thank you Jordan.
We have received your payment and I think your criteria are fine as you've stated. We're open to other possibilities for distributing, but will go with this for now. If the prize criteria aren't met, any leftover money will be donated directly to the Food Bank, as per your request.
As usual, we will have book certificates and engraved mugs for the chess prizes.
The event turned out nicely. I don't recall the full results hopefully Lee or Rob will post them. Adam Cormier won at 5/5, Rob Gashgarian and I tied for 2nd-3rd at 3.5/5.
$170 was raised for the food bank as well as a lot of food items ... I don't know the exact count of those.
The winner of Jordan's prizes - Christopher Osborne (I think?) brought 52 items for one of the $50 prizes, and I brought 21 distinct items to win the other $50 prize. Thanks to that as well as some other anonymous donations I think at least 10 out of the 16 participants ended up with prizes!
It was an enjoyable way to end my 3rd career big break from tournament chess, thanks for running it Rob and Lee!
I don't have the overall standings, but Adam did win with 5/5. Your cash prize numbers are correct.
We are waiting to hear from the Food Bank--they measure by weight, but by my records, at least 250 items were donated. I know by the fact we filled two large containers that we collected more than any of the previous years. There are other donations, but only the participants' donations were documented.
Lee and Rob were able to have other donations as well that allowed 11 players to walk away with at least a token of appreciation.
We would like to thank all those that helped make this 4th annual event a great success.
Prizes/Winners 1st overall Adam Cormier engraved mug, $20 Coles/Chapters gift cert., toothbrush 2nd overall Chris Mallon $10 Coles gift cert 1st U1700 Robin Johnston engraved mub, $15 Coles gift cert, shaving kit 2nd U1700 Erik Cayaban $5 Coles gift cert Top Local Adult Peter Bos Dufferin Tennis Club membership Top Local Jr Aaron Cayaban Don Warrener's Karate demo & pizza party
$50-most food items donated Chris Osborne (52 items) $50-most unique food items donated Chris Mallon (21 items)
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